In January we ordered Jeff an Uplift Desk frame , but the solid wood tops were crazy expensive; like $550-1000 expensive. I couldn't bri...

Except for the door, the closet is finished! I had hoped to stain this closet like we stained the others  (with the support boards stain...

I finally got back to work on the basement today. I spent ALL DAY masking and sanding the closet. Tomorrow I'm planning to wipe down the...

Now that I can take photos of the other side of the basement, I thought it would be fun to continue my basement tour.  I still need...

I've spent the past several days in the basement again. I'm trying to get the basement finished enough that we can have movers come ...

I still need to finish staining the doors and baseboard in the rest of the basement, but the family room/office is done!! I dug through my o...

I've finished varnishing the woodwork in the family room! I was pretty excited about being finished and then I started taking off the ma...

I'm so happy we reached the point where I can finally start varnishing! Yay! Obviously, it would have been nice if I hadn't messed i...

I was gone for several days this past week, but I have returned and am getting back to work. Today we started reinstalling the boards. We de...

Got the first coat done; round 2 starts tomorrow. I'm hoping to finish all the staining in the family room this weekend. I'll still ...

I finally coaxed myself to start staining again.  It's better this time. I'm glad I took the time to sand it; I will like this much ...

I guess it's been more than a week since I last posted. I sanded the plywood down in the basement. It took me several days. I obviously ...

I messed up the basement staining project. Obviously. I know I could just paint the plywood and I probably should, but I can't without a...

Upstairs, our wood was all stained with a combo of two different stains. The first coat was Mohawk Wiping Wood Stain in Red Mahogany . The s...